Mth134 Instructor File
Updated April 2014
Committee members: Kris Campbell, Chalyce Deterding, Catherine Moushon, and Nicole
Scherger
Contact any of us if you have any questions!
Text
Calculus, 10h edition, by Larson, Hostetler, and Edwards
Supplements
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Cengage has an online homework system called Enhanced WebAssign that will come
standard in the bundle sold through the bookstore.
We recommend that you have some training on this system before requiring it of
your students.
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Instructor’s editions of the full textbook are available from Vicki or Jane. Additionally,
you can get copies of the Instructors Solutions Manual.
Technology Guidelines
Graphing Calculator such as TI-84 is recommended. Instructors may prohibit use of the TI-89
because of its differentiation and integration capabilities.
Some faculty are also incorporating Maple into their courses. Maple is available on all
computers on campus and if you are requiring it in your class, you can get a version for your
own use at home. If you wish to enhance your class with this technology, please ask one of the
committee members above how to get started!
Topics
The topics for this course were reviewed in Spring 2014.
Time is often tight in this class so we considered the needs in Calculus 3 and attempted to
provide guidelines based on that. Please provide us with feedback and critique as the semester
progresses.
Chapter 5: Logarithmic, Exponential, and Other Transcendental Functions
 All sections should be covered.
 Feel free to cover Section 5.8 at less depth than other sections.
Specifically, Inverse Hyperbolic functions are optional.
Chapter 6: Differential Equations
 Only cover section 6.2.
Chapter 7: Applications of Integration
 Sections 7.1 – 7.5 should be covered in depth, including derivations of
integrals.
 Sections 7.6 and 7.7 can be lightly covered, choosing basic level
problems as examples and homework.
Chapter 8: Integrations Techniques, L’Hopital’s Rule, and Improper Integrals
 All sections should be covered.
 Section 8.3 can be lightly covered. In particular, it is recommended
that the objective addressing Product to Sum Identities be omitted.
Chapter 9: Infinite Series
 All sections should be covered.
Chapter 10: Conics, Parametric Equations, and Polar Coordinates
 Sections 10.1 – 10.4 should be covered
 Sections 10.5 – 10.6 should be covered as time allows.
 Suggested order of chapter 10 sections: 10.2, 10.3, 10.4, 10.1, 10.5,
10.6 to allow a nice transition to Calculus III
We expect everyone to give a cumulative final over the last two hours (possibly over two days).
Some instructors have chosen to reorder the topics to include chapter 7 before chapter 5. If you
are interested in this feel free to contact any committee member. If you choose this option, be
careful when choosing chapter 7 homework problems that they do not include transcendental
functions.